Paper receptacle



sept. 22, 192s.

H. R. MILLER PAPER REcx-:P'x-AcLn- INVENTOR. /L/rzrf' ige/- ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 22, 1925.

'f t 1,554,454.A AUNITED STATELsij PATENT f HERBERT ia. MILLER, or Foam wAYNnINnIA'NA.

,PAPER REcnr'rAcLE.

Application ledJ'an'uary 16,1922.V Serial No. 529,446.

To all who/m, t may concern citizen of theV United States, residing at Fort lVayne, in the .county of AAllen .and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Paper Receptacles, of which the following is a'speciiication.

The invention relates to receptacles formed of paper and particularly to such receptacles adapted forthe storage of various articles, such as wearing apparel, blankets,

furs`, and the like in and rabout thehoine; andj the protection' of the same from dustjland dirt and moths. I

The objectof the invention is to provide a cheap receptacle which shall be collapsible for shipment and storagepurposes and thereforeoccupy aminimum of space, and

which shall be Capable of'easy setting up for use and have a maximum of strengtln'the *y receptacle 'when closed being adapted lto fully protect its contents against the entrance of dust, moths, etc.

v I accomplish the invention by providing a' paper bag having a reinforced bottom, with a relatively heavy cover adapted to beclosed ther-ecn in novel manner, the side walls being reinforced by a collapsible reinforcement which is removable therefrom'V in order to collapse the receptacle. .v

I haveillustrated an embodiment of the invention in the accompanying drawings, inwhich t v;

Figure 1 is a plan view of the receptacle with the cover in upright position; Fig. 2 an end elevational v iewlof the same; Fig. 3 a front elevational view ofthe receptacle in closed condition; Fig. 4 -a plan view of the receptacle in collapsed condition; Fig. 5 a front elevational view of the same; Fig. 6 a

side elevational view of the same; Fig. 7 a

detail sectional view of the cover sealing pocket; Fig. 8 a plan view of one of the reinforcement members; Fig. 9 an elevational view of the same and Fig. 10 a perspective view of the receptacle in set up condition.

Referring tothe drawings, the receptacle comprises a bagel of any desired shape and permanently closed at-the bottom.` The bag is preferably formed of paper of suitable weight and the bottom 2 is reinforced on its inner face by a sheet of paper board 3 of 1 suitable weight. VWhen collapsed the end walls 4 fold inwardly as shown inFig. 'land by the broken lines 4a in Fig. 2, the back wall fr 21 folds 'about on the lineJ 22, the reinforces, Be it known that LllnnnnTR; MILLER, a

ments being first removed fromft-he recepf tacle and later placed in a'collapsedcondi# vor shipping purposes.

tion on the collapsed receptaclefor S'Q'as,`r

y in set up condition lprovide'a reinforce-' ment formed Ofcorrugated paper board in;` two sections 5 and 5. Each section is scored transversely at 6 and 'Zlin' orderfthat the` section may be inserted inthe bag orfcolf.

lapsed with ease. The portion '8 abutsthe front wall 20 or back wallV 21Y of, the bag, the` v portion 9 abuts one of the end walls ofthe bag and the shortV portion 10 abuts the inner' face of' the portion 8 of the other section as` shown in'F ig. ,1. The side Walls ofthebagare therefore rigidly reinforced and the'contents. of vthereceptacle contact with the reinforcedbottom and the reinforcing sections 4and 5. Eachsection `5,5 `may becollapsedon the scorings 6 and .7y sothat the po'rtionsf9 and 10 will flatten in Fig. 6. .l

A cord 11 or other lsuitablereinforcement is inserted in .the top of the bag, the ma` terial of the top-beinglfolded over the cord andasuitably secured to the said top below the cord. A strip 12 having asimilar cord 13 similarly secured in its upper.' edge out on the yportion v8 Yas shown is suitably secured to th-ezwalls of the .Y receptacle. adjacent:theirfupper edges, the upper edge; of `the strip .being belowl` the Y upper edgesofithe walls of the receptacle. The strip is placedpreferably onA the out- .Side Surfaces ofthe front and, ,endfvalls only and forms a pocket 18 on the exterior and at the topV ofthe receptacle to receive the flanges 14 of the coverl. v

The cover 15 is hinged in suitable manner to thel rear wall of the receptacle and carries one or more linger grips 16 by which it may be elevated to open the receptacle.

The rear end of each side flange 14 of the cover is notched or cut out at 17 to form va nose 19. When the cov-er is to be closed, the nose 19 on each flange 14 is first in serted vin the rear end of the pocket, the remainderA io Y of the flange then readily passing into the pocketv as the cover is'closed. -Thefront flange is readily inserted in the front portion of the pocket. The forward end of each side Vflange 14 is rounded olf at its lower' .lio

corner and in like manner the opposite ends of the front flange yare rounded olf so thatkv when .the cover Aclosedfon the body portion 'Y of thejfe'ep'ci 'refined' ty die Bag" die' Viienge's v'vill micuratelf,7 seat inthe Ypook-et and not interfere with each other at their adjacent ends if .Y Y

It will be noted that the pocket 1 8 ie continuous on the exterior of the bodyj ofitlie receptacle from one end ofits rear vvalluto the opposite end of that v'va-ll, aiidbeingthus' continuous the corners of the receptacle are fully protected'a'gainist the entrance of foreign` matter or m ot l 'isl Since thel cover is hin@ to the rear Wall of the bodyfit'is unlrythatthe pocket' shall beformed' on that Wall, but the cover .should be n iaj'de separate tlieii the poolet vshouldfbe cominu ed on the rearv Wall asf Wellf I prefer the un i ary construction off' dover an'dbo'dy illustiat'ed.'V

i Without d ang'er of collapseand injury to `rIn practice Ij treat the reinforcing linings l Sand 5, 5"'With` siiitabfle` moth' repelling in asubisenia-11`y-emffw proef. and# fees.. a olieapfchest for" the. storage of .yvoollens,

fuis" andf other appare-l' and: art-ioles.' The strength"- ofeaehchest is suoli that sev al of t1ijem"'maybe staoked `one upon another ai@ @Rem-S501? any @n Of the@ manentl'y" e'loiS/ingf'the same,n the side' Wells', of the body beingadapted tocollapse upoi'iv the papier bod/l ivingI a' reinforced' bottom pei? sad'bottom, means secured' tothe faee' ofthe side Walls of thfe body and adjacent the? upp'erf edges thereof toform pocket about said` edges and a` coverA having depending side'flahg'es'adapted toA beinserted, into' the saidpoclejt; f z

2.*In an article: of; classV desori'bied a paper body having a" reinforced" bottom peri manently closing the: same ancl "l`iaving^ its side: Walle adapted to collapse upt'onthe said bottom, yrern'ov'alole einfoneinig'l ineens adaptedto reinforoe the side Walls, meanson poolret adjacent the upper edge or mouth of the body, said pocket being continuous, and cover hinged to" oiieo'ffthe side Walls and having depending flanges at its edgesafdapted to be inserted into the said pocket for closing the body.

8'; In an' article 'of the vclass described a paper bag permanently closed` at vits bottom and having its side' Walls adaptedfto collapse upon the said bottom, re'n'iovable' means Within the .bag `f or reinforcing the side' Walls, a pocketform'ed on" theeiterlor face of thefside-Walls adjacent the upper'edges thereof," a cover for the 'bag having marginal flanges depending therefrom and adapted' to' be inserted into the said pocket and means on some of' the flanges for guiding the fianges into the pocket.

` 4f. A'paper rreceptacle comprising body portion .perman`ently closed atyits:V bottom and havingits side ivalls adapted to' collapse uponthe saidbottom, mean to reinforce the" upper edge or mouth offthebody portion, a coverJ hinged to' one Wall of t-he body and having dependingv marginal" flanges, ay reine' forced Strip seeured to the outer face of the sidewalls acbacent'the mouth" of tlie'body portion forming a' continuouspoolretifroin HERBERT RL MILLER. 

